Valley City  (CSi)  Valley City Fire Chief Gary Reterath says three dead calves were found in the Sheyenne River in Valley City over the past ten days.

At the Valley City Commission meeting, Tuesday, City Administrator David Schelkoph said fire and rescue crews extracted the carcasses from the river.  The first dead calf was taken out ten days ago, another one last week and the third one  was taken from the Sheyenne River Tuesday.

Valley City Fire Chief Gary Retterath said the dead calves did not have tags, but one cattle producer northwest of Valley City told Retterath that they could have been his calves.

Retterath said he’s isn’t sure how the calves died or how they ended up in the Sheyenne River.